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CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
Avalanche Express (1979) is a action and thriller film directed by Mark Robson, released on September 27, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans and Maximilian Schell. Viewers rate it 4.8 out of 10 across 49 ratings.
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Lee Marvin
as Harry Wargrave
Robert Shaw
as General Markenkov
Linda Evans
as Else Lang
Maximilian Schell
as Colonel Nikolai Bunin
Joe Namath
as Leroy
Horst Buchholz
as Scholten
Mike Connors
as Haller
Claudio Cassinelli
as Molinari
Kristina Nel
as Helga Mann
David Hess
as Geiger
Günter Meisner
as Rudi Muehler
Sylva Langová
as Olga
Directed by Mark Robson, written by Colin Forbes and Abraham Polonsky, produced by Mark Robson.
Average viewer score of 4.8/10 from 49 ratings.
Stop the train, I want to get off. Awful attempt at blending a political thriller with disaster movie shenanigans, Avalanche Express is also a sad end to the careers of Robert Shaw (Jaws/The Sting) and Mark Robson (The Seventh Victim/Bedlam). Both of whom died during the production. Plot essentially sees Shaw's Soviet official, Marenkov, defecting to the west whilst aiming to kill off his homeland's biological…
Reviewed on September 26, 2014
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Avalanche Express (1979) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Avalanche Express (1979) includes Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell and Joe Namath. The film was directed by Mark Robson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Avalanche Express was released on September 27, 1979 and runs for 1h 25m.
Avalanche Express (1979) holds an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from 49 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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